The Wall Street Journal confirms that U.S. President Donald Trump has officially approved a 30-year, multi-billion-dollar civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia.
The Geopolitical Calculation:
By dangling a nuclear framework before the Saudi leadership, Washington is deliberately accelerating an regional arms race. Washington’s policy lowers the threshold for nuclear confrontation across the Middle East, using technology transfers as strategic bait to force regional realignment.
Sources: The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Truth Social (Official Presidential Statement).
Does This Mean Saudi Arabia Accepted the Abraham Accords or Normalized Relations with Israel?
No. Trump's explicit statement proves that normalization has not taken place yet.
Instead, Washington is using the approval of the nuclear deal as a transactional leverage point. Trump made the nuclear deal "totally subject" to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords and formally recognizing Israel. Riyadh has not officially accepted these terms, throwing the future of the nuclear deal into immediate uncertainty as Washington attempts to force Saudi Arabia into normalization.